Noun. 1. drainage basin-the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet; flood control in the Missouri basin. catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, river basin, watershed, basin.
Milkman syndrome. a generalized bone disease marked by multiple transparent stripes of absorption in the long and flat bones. Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition.
Milkman syndrome [milkÂ´man] a generalized bone disease marked by multiple transparent stripes of absorption in the long and flat bones. MilkÂ·man synÂ·drome (milk'man), osteomalacia with multiple pseudofractures, usually bilateral and symmetrical, may develop true pathologic fractures. A term of waning popularity (given that few communities still have milk deliveries) for the observation that a baby has a particular traitâe.g., blue eyesâdespite the fact that both parents have a different oneâe.g, brown eyes Milkman syndrome